Total Crime Rate

113.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 113.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pond Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Challney , and the 141st highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pond Close (LU4 9PB) in the last 12 months was 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 86.5% higher than the Challney average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pond Close (LU4 9PB), the main crime hotspot is near Westerdale. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pond Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Thorntondale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Liston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thorntondale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Home Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Home Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westerdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ickley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ickley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Withy Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wetherne Link Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wetherne Link Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hunston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hunston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boxted Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunston Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bank Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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